diff --git a/django/core/files/move.py b/django/core/files/move.py
index 95d69f9d94..b25a1c8b2d 100644
--- a/django/core/files/move.py
+++ b/django/core/files/move.py
@@ -13,20 +13,6 @@ from django.core.files import locks
 __all__ = ["file_move_safe"]
 
 
-def _samefile(src, dst):
-    # Macintosh, Unix.
-    if hasattr(os.path, "samefile"):
-        try:
-            return os.path.samefile(src, dst)
-        except OSError:
-            return False
-
-    # All other platforms: check for same pathname.
-    return os.path.normcase(os.path.abspath(src)) == os.path.normcase(
-        os.path.abspath(dst)
-    )
-
-
 def file_move_safe(
     old_file_name, new_file_name, chunk_size=1024 * 64, allow_overwrite=False
 ):
@@ -40,8 +26,11 @@ def file_move_safe(
     ``FileExistsError``.
     """
     # There's no reason to move if we don't have to.
-    if _samefile(old_file_name, new_file_name):
-        return
+    try:
+        if os.path.samefile(old_file_name, new_file_name):
+            return
+    except OSError:
+        pass
 
     try:
         if not allow_overwrite and os.access(new_file_name, os.F_OK):